The midfielder said: “Naturally, everyone was delighted to get through. We got the points and finished second in the group. Valencia is a big club and I think everybody was pleased to get such a big name.

“We think we’ve got a chance of getting something and everybody is positive. The fans are happy with it, too, and, as we know, anything can happen at Celtic Park on European nights. We’ve just got to go for that and see what we can do.”

The impressive Austrians completed Group B with maximum points and McGregor was clearly impressed.

He added: “I think Salzburg are a benchmark for the way we want to play in Europe – that fast, aggressive style of play.

“We’ve got to keep working to get to that level, as well. They were semi-finalists last year, so we’ve got to build something that can go on and compete at that level in Europe.”

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